Functional architect for search travel platform

Job Title

The Search, Shopping & Pricing (SSP) product engineering group serves the core Travel Channels, Airline IT business and Travel Intelligence businesses.

SSP is responsible for the Search, Shopping and Pricing products, enabling users to find and price travel options made from the offerings of full-service carriers and low-cost carriers.
 

SSP is key contributor to many Amadeus programs like NDC-X (1st TRD priority) that aims at embracing the IATA NDC standard and making it seamlessly available to the Travel Agent, alongside our GDS content.

In this environment, the role of the Functional architect is central to lead pre-delivery activities (studies) with a focus on complex and cross-functional solution analysis to build high quality solutions for the E2E flow (from search to after sales).

Common accountabilities :

• Proficient in technical knowledge to ensure team performs at a high level.

  
  

• Is recognized as a leader in own area and may formally train Specialists/Senior Specialists.

  
  

• Understands how main business drivers may impact on own area.

  
  

• Can assess complex problems with broad impact on the activity, improve processes, recommend solutions and risk mitigation plans.

  
  

• Able to communicate complex information.

  
  

• Works with a high level of autonomy, based on management directions.

  
  

• Act as SSP functional architect ambassador internally and externally (high exposure and involvement into enterprise level solution design)
   

  
  

Specific accountabilities :

• Contribute to one of the most strategic TRD program by designing best in class travel platform solutions

  
  

• Analyse needs and requirements, from customers (airlines & travel sellers) implementing/adopting NDC

  
  

• Propose functional/technical solution recommendations with supporting rationale for complex cross-organization, cross-functional solutions in collaboration with R&D teams

  
  

• Identify areas of repeat/common use and optimize the work of the department by building coherent, re-usable solution responses

  
  

• Be accountable for providing information status to stakeholders on a regular and relevant basis at any stage of the engagement

  
  

• Provide support and expertise to Product, Sales and Account teams in functional, technical recommendation

  
  

• Document and present solution recommendations to large audience including R&D top management, Experts, Architects, R&D delivery teams, Customers, Product Managers, Account managers

  
  

• Hand-over solutions to delivery teams

  
  

• Support new business opportunity studies when it comes to complex solution

  
  

• Suggest/propose ways to improve customer satisfaction

  
  

• Work with SAFe organization as shared service team member with

  
  

• Handover the solution, when validated, to SAFE organizations when entering development phase.

  
  

Develop, Maintain and share solution analysis and expertise with the wider division

• Define and execute the communication/training strategy within the team

  
  

• Build and deliver Training material: tutorials, user guide, videos for internal team training

  
  

• Define, develop and implement communication between commercial organization and R&D organization on complex solution or escalation.
   

  
  

Measure and improve

• Track and Measure the performance of the overall functional/technical solution determination processes and propose and implement improvements

  
  

• Be rewarded with a competitive remuneration, an individual and company bonus and enjoy many benefits. 

  
  

• Work from anywhere: Flexible teleworking from 1 to 3 days per week. You will also benefit from a home office set-up premium & monthly allowance.

  
  

• 6 weeks holiday, plus pension contribution and healthcare insurance.  

  
  

• Experience in an environment with unique complexity and a hardly matched criticality among the leading tech companies.

  
  

• Professional development in a truly international and multisite environment with a great mix of people.    

  
  

• A wide set of trainings available to broaden your knowledge and enhance your soft skills including onsite and on-line learning hubs packed of technical and soft skills to help to develop any competencies. 

  
  

• Enter a diverse and inclusive workplace.

  
  

• Enjoy your office life: Coffee hubs to work or relax, quiet zone, flexible desks and agile areas, on site restaurants, tennis, soccer, yoga, dance, on-site sport center and classes and on-site concierge services.  

  
  

• Online application: Submit your online application and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch if your skills match the role. 

  
  

• Phone Interview: We'll get to know each other with a short casual conversation. You'll also have the chance to ask questions. 

  
  

• Online Testing: Depending on the role you applied for, you may have to do some online tests. 

  
  

• Interviews: First, you'll meet one of our talent teams. Then you'll have an interview with a member or members of the team you're looking to join. 

  
  

• Offer: Our Talent team will make you a job offer and welcome you to your new role with us. 

  
  

• Join our global team: Where you can develop your skills and build an international career that matters. 

  
  

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potentialby fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. 

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.